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Noun: loan translation  lown trans'ley-shun
  1. An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
    - calque, calque formation

Derived forms: loan translations

Type of: expression, locution, saying

Encyclopedia: Loan translation

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loam
loamless
loamy
loan
loan application
loan approval
loan collection
loan office
loan participation
loan shark
loan translation
loanblend
loan-blend
loaner
loaning
loanword
loasa
loasa family
Loasaceae
loath
loathe